The filing period for state and federal political candidates for 2016 closed Friday, and the big races are now locked in and headed for the primaries in September.

The filing period for state and federal political candidates for 2016 closed Friday, and the big races are now locked in and headed for the primaries in September.

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Updated: 6:27 PM EDT Jun 10, 2016

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WEBVTT GOVERNOR. WMUR'S ADAM SEXTON IS LIVE AT THE STATEHOUSE TONIGHT WITH THAT STORY. ADAM IT'S A WIDE OPEN RACE FOR : THE CORNER OFFICE HERE IN CONCORD AND CANDIDATES WITH LOCAL NAME RECOGNITION ARE LOOKING TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO VOTERS STATEWIDE. FIRST TO FILE ON THE LAST DAY OF THE CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD, MANCHESTER MAYOR TED GATSAS. HE SERVED 4-TERMS IN THE STATE SENATE AND AFTER LEADING THE QUEEN CITY FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS WANTS TO RETURN TO THE STATEHOUSE THIS TIME AS GOVERNOR. GATSAS FACES A CROWDED REPUBLICAN PRIMARY, BUT ISN'T WORRIED ABOUT THE COMPETITION. >> EVERY RACE I'VE EVER GOTTEN INTO, I NEVER RUN AGAINST ANYBODY, I RUN FOR THE OFFICE. SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT NOBODY WILL OUTWORK ME. I WILL CRIS-CROSS THIS STATE. EVERYBODY THAT I NEED TO SEE AND TALK TO WILL KNOW ME EXECUTIVE COUNCILOR COLIN VAN OSTERN MOVED TO THE STATE IN THE LAST DECADE TO WORK ON DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS NOW HE'S LOOKING TO MAKE HIS OWN AND RAPID RISE TO THE CORNER OFFICE. IN A PARTY TRYING TO UNITE AFTER A DIVISIVE PRIMARY, HE ALREADY HAS BACKING FROM BIG-NAME HILLARY AND BERNIE SUPPORTERS ALONG WITH MAJOR ENDORSEMENTS. >> I'M PROUD THAT DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICA, THE LARGEST GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE HAS ENDORSED ME IN THE RACE. I'M PROUD THAT THE BOLD PROGRESSIVES OF PROGRESSIV E CHANGE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE HAVE LOOKED AT THE FIELD AND CHOSEN TO ENDORSE ME AS WELL. ADAM STATE REP FRANK EDELBLUT : ALSO DREW A CROWD -GRASSROOTS CONSERVATIVE SUPPORT HE'LL ATTEMPT TO BUILD INTO A WINNING REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN CORPORATE AND SMALL BUSINESS AS GOVERNOR EDELBLUT SAYS HIS TOP PRIORITY WOULD BE RE-ENERGIZING THE ECONOMY. >> DAY ONE IN OFFICE IS FOCUSING ON JOBS. I ACTUALLY HAVE THE FIRST 3 DAYS LAID OUT, BUT DAY ONE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE JOB CREATORS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT THEIR BACK ADAM: THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE SAYS IT LOOKS LIKE CANDIDATE FILINGS ARE DOWN ABOUT 10% THIS YEAR.

Final candidates for governor file to run

The filing period for state and federal political candidates for 2016 closed Friday, and the big races are now locked in and headed for the primaries in September.